Friday, January 2, 2026

Agriculture

The risks of planting wheat too early

The general target date for planting wheat for optimum grain yields in Kansas is within a week of the best pest management planting date,...

K-State seeking Kansas cattle producers for bovine anaplasmosis study

The study aims to determine prevalence and management risk factors in the state. The Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is looking for Kansas cattle producers...

Wheat fungicide treatments

Fungicide seed treatments may help with wheat stand establishment in certain situations. For seed production fields, a systemic seed treatment is highly recommended to...

Innovation award earns $300,000 for mobile drip irrigation research

  A Kansas State University agricultural engineer who has put mobile drip irrigation on a fast track for conserving water in western Kansas has received...

New corn disease confirmed in United States

  A Kansas State University plant pathologist discusses what to watch for.  A new disease, bacterial leaf streak, has made its way into corn crops throughout...

Keller receives 2016 Clutter memorial scholarship

By Malerie Strahm, Communications Intern "I plan to go to K-State and get an agronomy degree to be a crop consultant," said Keller. "As I...

WSU Professors’ research helping Kansas ranchers with invasive weeds

www.wichita.edu An invasive weed called sericea lespedeza is causing trouble for Kansas ranchers. Two WSU professors are researching how to help managed the weed. The U.S....

Maximize next year’s yields by controlling volunteer wheat now

  For audio file, please visit  kansaswheat.org.  By Jordan Hildebrand Farmers can't control environmental factors like weather in order to give their wheat crop a healthy boost,...